Pete
Pronounced P IY1 T (ARPABET)
- 1 syllable
- Peaked 1959
- 145 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Pete?
Pete is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 43,652 children — the 518th most common boys' name on record.
It has been slipping, down 30% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1959, when 768 children were given it.
Peat is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Pete and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Peat
Nicknames
Pete is itself a short form of Peter.
Characteristics
- 1 syllable
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- P IY1 T
- Stress pattern:
- 1
- Syllables:
- 1
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Pete
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Pete
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Pete?
- Pete ranks 518th among boys' names in US records, with 43,652 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 529.
- Is Pete a unisex name?
- No. Pete is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Pete most popular?
- 1959, when 768 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Pete spelled?
- Peat. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.